Proposed legislation is inspiring ire from drone developers who argue it could smother the fledgling trade, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports, citing as an example SB 142, which Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-CA) proposed in an effort at safeguarding privacy by keeping drones at least 350 feet above private property. “The industry argues—and the legislative committees acknowledge—myriad efforts are going on between state and federal authorities to hammer out a regulatory regimen,” the report states. Bruce Parks of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International argued “the threats are coming from hobbyists, not potential commercial users.”
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